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THE HONOR ROLL: World War I (1914-1918)

This is the beginning of a compilation of family members who served in the American, Canadian, British and French forces during World War I. More names will be added over time, along with service photos, when possible.

Draft cards of 688 members of the family are on file. See how you can get one.

Those whose names appear in red died during the war.

  • Albert Butler 1897-1973
    seaman 2nd class, of Ansonia, Conn.
    [01-5038] (Thomas Henry, Parin "Payne," Elihu, Elihu, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, John, John)
    Pelican Bay Park, N.Y., from Aug. 19, 1918, to Sept. 27, 1918. Hospital, Pelican Bay Park from Sept. 27, 1918, to Nov. 11, 1918. Inactive duty Dec. 31, 1918, Pelican Bay Park.
  • Allan Edward 1893- ?
    machinegunner, of Ansonia, Conn.
    [01-2724] (Edward Kibbe, Calvin Zina, Zina, Elihu, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, John, John)
    Called into service Dec. 15, 1917. Officers Reserve Corps. Became a 1st lieutenant Sept. 15, 1918. He was a 2nd Infantry machinegunner until his discharge Dec. 19, 1918.
  • Archibald Luther 1893-1990
    colonel, of San Diego, Calif.
    [03-0301] (Edmund Fairfield, Horatio "Harvey" Plum, Linus Smith, Joshua, Joshua, Jehiel, Joshua, John, John)
    Served in the infantry. A career soldier, he also served in World War II and the Korean War.
  • Arthur O. 1894-1918
    corporal; of Connecticut
    [08-1129] (Owen J., Owen J., Jehiel Nettleton, Jeremiah, Timothy, Mark, Job, John, John)
    He was member of the 102nd Machine Gun Battalion, 26th Infantry Division. He died of his wounds Nov. 10, 1918, and was buried at the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery at Romagne, France. (Plot A, Row 7, Grave 15)
  • Berkley Melvin 1895-1952
    physician, of St. Albans, Vt.; Bridgeport, Conn.
    [03-1265] (Abner Augustus, Rufus Electus, Rufus Clark, Ebenezer, Oliver, Jonathan, Joshua, John, John)
    Enlisted Jan. 30, 1918, at Burlington, Vt. Medical Enlisted Reserve Corps. Discharged Dec. 17, 1918.
  • C. A. ca1880-1920
    private.
    [unplaced]
    Company M, 45th USV. He is buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery.
  • Charles Johnson 1884-1968
    seaman
    [08-0820] (Henry Edward, Henry "Harry," Henry Charles, Henry, Hezekiah, Hezekiah, Job, John, John)
    Registered for the draft in Florida but unsure if he served during the war. He enlisted in 1900 and was discharged in 1905, serving aboard the Constellation, the Menongahala, the Vermont, the Franklin and the Illinois. He filed for a pension Feb. 1, 1929.
  • Charles Roy 1896-1931
    Army Air Corps; of Chadbourn, N.C., and Redondo Beach, Calif.
    [03-0534] (Frank Hebard, Charles Rolin, Oliver, Oliver, Jonathan, Joshua, John, John)
    He was an instructor in stunt flying for the Army at West Point, Miss. He was killed in the crash of a mail plane and buried at Forest Lawn in Glendale, Calif.
  • Chester "Ted" Charles 1892-1918
    corporal; of Long Beach, Calif..
    [03-0848] (Franklin De Witt, William "Hank" Henry, Stephen Asa, Amos, Amos, David, Joshua, John, John)
    He was a member of the 364th Infantry Regiment, 91st Infantry Division. He was killed in action Sept. 26, 1918, in France and buried at the Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery (Plot E, Row 43, Grave 2) at Romagne, France.
  • Clifton Yale 1896-1973
    Colfax, Texas
    [01-2970] (Elmer Alpha, Giles, Seth, Giles, Jeremiah, Lemuel, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, John, John)

  • David T. 1891- ?
    private, of Leeton, Mo.
    [01-6235] (William F., George W., Stephen, John, John, Giles, Hiel, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, John, John)
    Killed in action.
  • Elliott C. 1898-1979
    private, of Danbury, Conn.
    [07-0600] (Samuel Melvin, Samuel Carlton, Noah David, David, Noah, Noah, Stephen, John, John)
    Inducted into the Army at Rochester, N.Y., on Nov. 8, 1918. Made a private March 3, 1919. He was an M.D. until his discharge on Oct. 28, 1919.
  • Francis Ellis 1888-aft 1948
    of Canandaigua, N.Y.
    [01-2125] (George N., Nelson, Alanson, Abner, Nehemiah, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, John, John)
  • Frank ca1869-1929
    private;
    [unplaced]
    Company G, 1st OLA. He is buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery.
  • Frank C. 1895-1968
    private; of Sharon, Conn.
    [unplaced]
    Inducted into the Army at Canaan on July 25, 1918. 151st Depot Brigade on Aug. 5, 1918. Co. F, 74th Infantry until his discharge on Dec. 1, 1918.
  • Frank Hayden 1887- ?
    private; of Essex, Conn.
    [05-1886] (Elias Redfield, Elias Farnham, Farnham, Constant, Phineas, Isaac, Isaac, John, John)
    Enlisted in the National Guard at New London, Conn., on May 19, 1917. 1st Co. Coast Ant. Troops in Connecticut National Guard. Battery A, 68th Artillery, Coast Art Corps until his discharge on Feb. 27, 1919, at Camp Wadsworth, N.Y. Overseas Aug. 9, 1918 to Feb. 16, 1919.
  • Frank P. 1890-1995
    private; of Paterson, N.J., Buffalo, N.Y., and Ft. Myers, Fla.
    [01-3822] (John, John J., Isaac, Hiel, Hiel, Hiel, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, John, John)
    As an infantryman, he was severely wounded, captured by German forces and subsequently liberated by advancing French troops.
  • G. ? -1917
    corporal, of England.
    (unplaced)
    Member of the 1st/4th Battalion, the King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. Died Oct. 16, 1917; buried at the Communal Cemetery at Wimereau, Pas de-Calais, France.
  • Gale Freeland 1894-1952
    sergeant, of Iron Mountain, Mich., Oshkosch, Wisc., Washington, D.C. and Chicago.
    (Freeland "Fred" E., Nathaniel Blanchard, John Orcott, Hezekiah, Simeon, Hezekiah, Joel, John, John)
    Served in the Marine Corps.
  • George C.
    private 1st class, Waterbury, Conn.
    [unplaced]
    Inducted into the Army at New Milford on Nov. 15, 1917. Mechanic in the Motor Transport Co.; Repair Shop Unit 301 until his discharge. Made a bugler on Aug. 5, 1918; private on Jan. 21, 1919; private first-class on March 5, 1919. American Expeditionary Forces from Jan. 4, 1918, to June 11, 1919. Discharged on June 18, 1919.
  • George Frederick 1896-1974
    private, of Middletown, Conn.
    [10-0880] (Joel F., William, Noah, Eliphuz, Joel, Joel, John, John)
    Inducted into the Army in 1917. 151st Depot Brigade until his discharge Dec. 4, 1918. He was buried at Middletown's Pine Grove Cemetery.
  • George N. 1846-1919
    sergeant, of Canandaigua, N.Y.
    [01-2119] (Nelson, Alanson, Abner, Nehemiah, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, John, John)
    496 Arco Squadron, American Expeditionay Forces in France.
  • Harold Oron 1894-1963
    Sioux City, Iowa
    [08-1285] (Perry L., Timothy Enoch, Jeremiah, Timothy, Mark, Job, John, John)

  • Harold Perry 1889-1963
    lieutenant commander, Navy; of San Diego, Calif.
    [03-0229] (Edmund Fairfield, Horatio "Harvey" Plum, Linus Smith, Joshua, Joshua, Jehiel, Joshua, John, John)
    He was a 1913 graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy and also served in World War II.
  • Hillis S. 1893-1972
    private, Jonesboro, Ill.
    [01-5667] [Marion W., James E., Ellsberry, Samuel, Giles, Giles, Hiel, Nathniel, Nathaniel, John, John]

  • J. ? -1916
    private;
    [unplaced]
    1st/7th Battalions, Northumberland Fusiliers. Died Sept. 16, 1916. Buried at Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extention, Somme, France.
  • John Tilford. 1864 -?
    Navy; of Sioux City and Fort Dodge, Iowa
    [unplaced] (William, --?--)
    His draft card notes that he enlisted in the Navy on Jan. 10, 1918.
  • J. W. ca1876 -1927
    private;
    [unplaced]
    D Company, 1st New York Light Artillery. He is buried at Los Angeles National Cemetery.
  • James Miller 1897 -1923
    second lieutenant in the French Army; of New York state
    [unplaced]
    He left Harvard in May, 1917, to join the American Field Service Unit. He drove an ambulance for the Red Cross on the French and Italian fronts until April, 1918, when he volunteered in the French Army after being refused for the U.S. Army. He was sent to a French artillery school and then served with his regiment from September, 1918, to May, 1919. He was decorated with the French War Cross and the Italian Military Medal.
  • Joseph 1881-1916
    private, of Tyneholme, Richmond Terrace, Felling-on-Tyne.
    [14-1246] (Henry, ? )
    C Company, 12th Battalion, Durham Light Infantry. Died July 17, 1916. Buried at Thiepual Memorial, Somme, France.
  • Kenneth Abner 1897-1962
    sergeant, of St. Albans, Vt., and Franklin Lakes, N.J.
    [3-1266] (Abner Augustus, Rufus Electus, Rufus Clark, Ebenezer, Oliver, Jonathan, Joshua, John, John)
    Enlisted Dec. 4, 1917, at Ft. Slocum, N.Y. 398th Motor Transport Company; private on March 8, 1918; corporal on March 11, 1918; sergeant on April 1, 1919; overseas March 28, 1918 to May 20, 1919; discharged June 2, 1919.
  • Lawrence 1894-1918
    lance corporal; of St.Helens, Lancashire, England.
    [14-0241] (Randolph, Thomas, Samuel, Joseph, Joseph, Henry, John, Edmond, John, --?--, Henry)
    9th Battalion, Duke of Wellington's (West Riding) Regiment. Died Oct. 12, 1918. Buried at Selridge British Cemetery, Montay, Nord, France.
  • Leland Evans 1896- ?
    private, of Brandon, Vt.
    [10-764] (Dan Dunklee, Samuel "Alexander," Ambrose Nichols, Samuel, John, Joel, John, John)
    Enlisted June 18, 1917, at Ft. Ethan Allan; Company C 1st Vermont Infantry to Sept. 7, 1917; Company E 101st Ammunition Train to discharge; corporal on July 3, 1917; private on Aug. 5, 1917; first-class private on May 1, 1918; overseas Oct. 2, 1917, to April 23, 1919. He was severely wounded on Oct. 1, 1918, and discharged May 9, 1919.
  • Miles Mc Kinstry 1895-1918
    lieutenant, Urbana, Ill.
    [01-1235] (Oliver Clark, James Edward, Ezra, James, Jeremiah, Lemuel, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, John, John)
    Died of illness Nov. 19, 1918, in France. A nephew, Miles Edward, died in World War II.
  • Owen Settles 1894- ?
    of Normal, Ill., and Washington, D.C.
    [01-0747] (Francis "Frank" Owen, Luman E., Lucius Seth, Seth, Giles, Jeremiah, Lemuel, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, John, John)

  • Philip A. 1896-1961
    private, of West Granby, Conn.
    [01-2707] (Frederick H., Sylvester, Nathaniel, Elihu, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, John, John)
    Inducted into the Army at Thompsonville on May 1, 1918. Co. H, 113th Infantry. Made a private Dec. 1, 1918. Ameircan Expeditionary Forces June 15, 1918, to May 20, 1919. Discharged May 27, 1919.
  • Pollock 1894-1994
    of Plattsmouth, Nebr.
    [01-1808] (Charles Calvin, Calvin House, Quartus, Giles, Jeremiah, Lemuel, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, John, John)
    Enlisted in Cass Couty, Nebr.

  • Ralph Adams 1898-1936
    of Honeoye Falls, N.Y.
    [05-0348] (Isaac, Isaac, Aaron Baldwin, Bela, Reuben, John, John, John, John, John)
    Marine
  • Ralph R. 1894-1918
    sergeant; of Maysville, Ark.
    [01-4263] (James C., William Irvin, Robert, John, Giles, Hiel, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, John, John)
    He was witth the 18th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He was killed May 3, 1918, and buried at Somme American Cemetery (Plot D, Row 16, Grave 1), at Bony, France.
  • Ray Harrison 1889-1918
    private; of Grand Rapids, Mich.
    [03-1587] (Linus, Erastus K., Joshua, Joshua, Jehiel, Joshua, John, John)
    He was a member of the 28th Infantry Regiment, 1st Infantry Division. He was killed May 29, 1918, in France and buried at the Somme American Cemetery (Plot C, Row 17, Grave 3), at Bony, France.
  • Raymond George 1898-1962
    private, of Milford, Conn.
    [unplaced]
    Enlisted in the Army Reserve at Ft. Slocum, N.Y., on April 3, 1918. Made a private on Aug. 9, 1918. An MD through Nov. 10, 1918. Central Officers Training School at Camp Lee, Va., until his discharge Nov. 23, 1918.
  • Temalian "Molie" 1896-1918
    of Eadsville, Ky.
    [01-5000] (Chrisman, Aladdin, Garner, John, Giles, Hiel, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, John, John)
    Killed in France on Oct. 14, 1918. He was buried Sept. 17, 1921, at Elk Spring Cemetery in Monticello, Ky.
  • Vine Randall 1894-1987
    2nd lieutenant; of Hartford and Windsor, Conn., and Sarasota, Fla.
    [01-2224] (Robert Curtis, Leander, John Howard, Solomon, Roswell, Nehemiah, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, John, John)
    Enlisted in the National Guard on Dec. 9, 1914, at New Haven. Troop B, Cavalry, Connecticut National Guard (Co. B 101st Machinegun Battalion). Army Candidate School. American Expeditionary Forces until his discharge on Sept. 30, 1918. In 1916, he served in the Mexican border campaign. He was made a private on Jan. 22, 1917, corporal on March 8, 1917; sergeant on Apri. 28, 1917; 1st sergeant on Feb. 1, 1918. Appointed a 2nd lieutenant on Oct. 1, 1918 in the 309th Machinegun Battalion until his discharge on Oct. 20, 1918. Saw action at Champagne-Marne; Aisne-Marne; wounded in action at Meuse-Argonne on Oct. 20, 1918. Discharged Aug. 22, 1919.
  • Walter Ernest 1895-1972
    Army; of Indiana.
    [01-3033] (Cornelius Irvin, Daniel Eliel, Ezra, James, Jeremiah, Lemuel, Nehemiah, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, John, John)
    The Dec. 27, 1917, issue of The Lowell (Ind.) Tribune lists Walter Parmlee as serving in the Army -- is this him?
  • William ca1891-1916
    private; of Drovers Lane, Penrith, Cumberland, England
    [unplaced]
    4th Battalion, Border Regiment.Buried at the North Gate War Cemetery just outside Baghdad, Iraq.
  • William B. 1890- ?
    corporal, Marines; of Jasper, Iowa
    [01-4025] (Nimrod, James, Robert, John, Giles, Hiel, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, John, John)
    Killed in action at Chateau-Thierry, France.
  • William E.
    corporal, of New London, Conn.
    [unplaced]
    Coast Art. Corps. Connecticut National Guard, 32nd Co., Long Island Sound to June 1, 1918. Batery A, 68th Arty. to his discharge. Wagoner on June 1, 1918. Made a corporal on Nov. 1, 1918. Ameircan Expeditionary Forces from Aug. 9, 1918 to Feb. 16, 1919. Discharged Feb. 27, 1919, at Camp Wadsworth, N.Y.
  • William F. 1895-1965
    private, of Colebrook and Fairfield, Conn., and Mt. Dora, Fla.
    [01-6945] (Charles A., Perin "Payne," Elihu, Elihu, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, Nathaniel, John, John)
    Inducted Nov. 7, 1917, at Fairfield. Co. C. 301st Signal Battalion. American Expeditionary Forces from June 10, 1918, to May 27, 1919. Discharged June 3, 1919. According to one cousin, he was gassed during the war and had problems with his lungs for the rest of his life, one of the reasons the family moved to Florida.

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